diff --git a/app/assets/images/icons/search_grey.png b/app/assets/images/icons/search_grey.png
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index 000000000..e1b2b3b8b
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diff --git a/app/assets/images/icons/user_grey.png b/app/assets/images/icons/user_grey.png
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.mobile.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.mobile.haml
index 869863a2a..5b17a90e8 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.mobile.haml
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@
                 = link_to(image_tag('icons/mail_grey.png', :height => 11, :width => 17), conversations_path)
                 - if current_user.unread_message_count > 0
                   .badge_count
-                    = current_user.unread_message_count                   
+                    = current_user.unread_message_count
+              .badge{:class => "badge-inverse", :id => "people_badge"}            
+                = link_to(image_tag('icons/search_grey.png', :height => 14, :width => 14), people_path)      
+              .badge{:class => "badge-inverse", :id => "contacts_badge"}            
+                = link_to(image_tag('icons/user_grey.png', :height => 16, :width => 16), contacts_path)                   
 
           - if user_signed_in?
             .right